Play the Game or Let the Game Play You
Chapter Twenty-One
By SmileZ
Author's Note: Okay the chapter is here. You happy? Wells… yeah… here you go guys.
XOOOXOOOXKagome peeked through her door before she fully opened it. She looked down the hall, and could hear the TV and her mom chattering away with Onigumo. Eww. She has bad taste in men. Quietly walking down the hall, she flinched as a door open. Sota emerged in all black.
He too was trying to be as silent as possible, but why become silent when you're already seen. Kagome opened her mouth to ask him where he was going, but snapped it shut at the creak of steps. Quickly dashing into his room, she pushed him in and gently shut his door, she clicked the lock and stepped towards the bed.
At the pad of steps, she could hear someone opening her door and flinched when they cursed. Her mom was pissed. She jumped as her mother came pounding on Sota's door. Said person was staring wide-eyed at his sister, probably still thinking how he got caught from trying to sneak out.
"SOTA! Did you hear Kagome leave the house!"
He quickly snapped out of his daze and stared from the door to his sister. She jabbed him in his ribs and nodded her head up and down vigorously. "Uh…" Jab "Ow! Yeah!"
"GOD DAMN THAT GIRL!" The rush of footsteps stomping back down the stairs was then heard.
Kagome sighed in relief as she glared at her little brother. "Where the hell were you going, twerp?"
"Hey! Look who's trying to get out too! I hate that bastard as much as you do! She was gonna make me eat with him! I'll puke on sight!"
Kagome softened under this… Well… hate is such a shallow word. More like despising. "Where were you gonna go?"
"Hang out with Mokuba…" She gave him a stare of disbelief. "You're not the only one with rich friends…"
She went and rubbed his hair, making his spikes lag down. "Let's head out back."
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Kagome waited on the steps, careful to be hidden from anyone indoors. Sota had already left on his bike, heading to the skate park where Mokuba and Mantan should be waiting. She grinned as Miroku's pearly amethyst Lexus came into view. She didn't even wait for Sango to stop as she opened the door and got into the passenger seat.
"Just drive."
Sango stared at her for a moment before doing as requested. "Sneaking out? Let me guess… You and her boyfriend had another fight…"
Looking at the passing lights she stared above them towards the fading skies. "Yeah… its cool though…" Glancing at her worried friend, she gave a sheepish smile. "So… Go-go. Ditched your beloved Roki huh? Does he know that you're cheating on him with me!"
She could feel the car swerve a little at her innocent teasing. "Hell no girl! I'm not the one teasing my man. Shoot! You're soo kinky! Dragging Inuyasha into the kitchen and everything… You don't need food to make out!"
Quiet… all she heard was the wind swooshing on the car as Sango sped passed everyone down the freeway. "
"I never went in the kitchen with Inuyasha…"
Everything was silent again… "Well… I swore I saw you walking in with him.. ionno. I was pretty tipsy last night so don't get me wrong or anything…"
Kagome thought about it for a moment and shrugged. "Nope I wasn't in the kitchen, maybe it was Sesshomaru and Rin or something." But you know that can't be true… cuz Sesshomaru was with you… Did Inuyasha…?
Koga's cellphone started ringing, which surprised Sango because Kagome didn't have a cellie. Looking at caller id, Kagome read the name Yoko… she wondered if she should pick it up… cuz this person had been leaving hella voicemails.
Flipping it open she answered. "Hello?"
There was silence on the other line, which made her repeat herself. "Hello? Anyone there?"
The husky, deep voice surprised her. Yoko sounded like a girl's name. "Who's this…? I thought this was Koga's cell."
"Oh this is. I just jacked it from him for a while, so um, who is this anyway? You've called a lot…"
"…A friend… who are you?"
She rolled her eyes and mimicked him. "A friend."
"Girlfriend?"
That was so funny she laughed. "No! Haha. Hell no…"
"Uh huh… You sound like you're not interested."
"That's cuz I'm not…" Kagome looked over at Sango as they drifted a curve. The squealing tires loud enough that the person on the other line could hear.
"Are you racing?"
Kagome grinned at Sango and winked. "No the driver is just crazy like that."
Sango shook her head and shrugged her shoulders, saying she didn't understand what they were talking about. Kagome put him on speakerphone and stuck her tongue at her best friend.
"So you're a racer? I bet you're some hott import model huh?"
"Kagome isn't a racer or a model, but if you saw her, I bet you'd be all over her." Kagome flushed at Sango's words and smacked her on the shoulder.
"Don't listen to this psycho chick. I'm not pretty at all."
"Kagome…" Sango glared at her passenger.
The soft chuckle interrupted their staring contest. "So Kagome is you're name. What about the other girl…?"
"Don't listen to Sango, she bullshits a lot."
"I DO NOT!"
"Kagome and Sango… beautiful names for beautiful women."
They both flushed and stayed silent, until Kagome spoke. "That's very sweet and all, but I highly doubt you can judge us by our voice and name."
"Send a pic?"
Kagome glanced at Sango who too was thinking it over. Send a picture of them to one of Koga's so far, gentlemanly friend… decisions. Decisions.
"You send us one first." Sango said as she drove into one of the empty parking lots right near the bridges.
"Just check Koga's picture gallery. I should be the guy with the silver hair and gray eyes."
Kagome's heart skipped a beat. Was he related to the Taisho's? She kept listening as he explained what he was wearing and who he took the pic with.
"Yeah I should be in a tan shirt, faded jeans, and my hair is tied back. Oh and my lil cousin is with me, yeah Kurama. He's got red hair and green eyes. I forgot what he wore."
Kagome's mouth dropped at what she heard. "You're Kurama's cousin! No way!"
Quickly clicking through all the pictures, she found only one with his description. Sango couldn't help it and just had to say it really loud. "Oh my God! You. Are. Hot!"
And she found herself agreeing. "HELL. YEAH! Damn… You are FIONNE!"
His husky laughter reached both girls ears making them giggle like crazy. Kagome took a closer look at him and compared him to Kurama. "You look so old though, you're like 21 or something huh?"
His laugh grew even louder. "No! I wish I were, I'm only 19."
Both girls giggled together as they stepped out of the car, heading towards the bridge. They stood at the far end, looking at how the city lights reflected off of the water, and how the crescent moon illuminated everything.
"Wow, its so beautiful here. Damn Kagome, how come we never come here anymore?"
She shrugged her shoulders at Sango's question, too caught up with the view.
"Where are you two at?"
"In heaven…" She whispered it without even thinking. The way the cool breeze blew her strands and how it felt against the warm night. It just felt too good.
"I want to see… but I can't. Why don't you ladies take a picture of yourselves and the view? I really want to see something beautiful right now."
And they did. They took a perfect one, Kagome smiling shyly and Sango grinning. The light wind blew their hair like special effects, and the background of the night like something surreal.
When he got the picture, they both blushed at his loud intake of breath. His next word made both girls giddy with delight. "Gorgeous…"
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It was silent… So silent that Sesshomaru was actually annoyed. He had picked up Miroku and expected loud mouthed and complaining all the way to the waterfront… but… nothing.
Glancing towards his passenger seat, Miroku was leaned fully on the chair gazing out of the window. He shook his head at the lovesick idiot.
It was that obvious. The younger boy definitely was sprung off of Kagome's friend… uh… "Sango?"
He smirked at how Miroku jumped and looked around at the sound of her name. He spotted a lone car in the parking lot and moved to park beside it.
"You're freakin stupid. If you like her so much, you should try to stop hitting on other girls." Even if Sesshomaru didn't know him, he saw some of the actions he did to every random girl… and how Sango would hit him and storm off, and of course how Kagome would always leave to console her.
Stepping out of his skyline, he saw the two figures on the boardwalk and headed towards them. Clicking his keys, he locked his car and heard Miroku's hasty steps trying to catch up to him.
His unsure voice was really pathetic. "So… Uh… Do you think that she likes me that way too?"
Rolling his eyes, Sesshomaru walked faster, not before answering though. "Would she put up with you if she didn't?"
Walking directly towards the two giggling girls, he wondered what they were laughing about… but at that moment, he didn't care. Kagome was smiling, hair blowing, eyes shimmering in the moonlight. She was… beautiful.
He stopped a few feet away. Still gazing at this perfect picture. He stiffened when he heard a faint, male voice whisper out. "Gorgeous." Who's stealing my thoughts?
His smirk faded away into a frown as they giggled and laughed into a phone. Who're they talking to?
Miroku was a little ahead of him now, so he trailed after him slowly. Sesshomaru watched as Sango screamed at how Miroku snuck on her and tipped her over the railing, ready to throw her into the water. Gripping her close to his chest, hands on her waist, breath on her neck. He wanted to hold Kagome like that…
…
Kagome quickly spun around when Miroku had popped up out of nowhere. She just knew he wasn't alone… Her aqua blue clashed with his deep gold. Everything around her faded away. She didn't hear Sango's bitching… didn't listen to Yoko's loud questioning, didn't remember the piece of heaven she had a few minutes ago. All she saw, heard, felt… was Sesshomaru.
Her breath caught at how ethereal he looked. The moonlight illuminated his silver hair and gave his golden eyes light hues. The light breeze twirled his long, unconfined strands around perfectly, as he stood in front of her. Her breath caught as he moved his hand toward her. She dropped the phone she was carrying to oblivion.
His warm touch trailed along her cheek. Kagome remembered to breathe as he tucked a stray lock behind her ear. "Sesshomaru?"
Both couples were caught in their own little world. Sango leaning into Miroku's tender embrace, and Kagome leaning into Sesshomaru's feathery caress.
"HELLO! What the hell is happening over there! Kagome! Sango! Sweethearts! Talk to me!"
Sweethearts! Both males seem to think the same thought because they both stiffened at the deep voice. Sesshomaru glared down at the fallen cellphone. Who does he think he is? Calling Kagome his sweetheart! Kneeling down to pick it up. Sesshomaru hurled it into the water. This sort of snapped both Sango and Kagome out of their trance.
Both pushing away from the boys and trying to reach the cellphone before it fell into the water… Sango screaming out "NO!" and Kagome yelling "YOKO!"
It sunk with a loud splash. They stared the ripples for a while, then at each other. The two boys were really nervous when their gaze landed on them.
Author's Corner: BLAH! I know not good. So what… shizzz I don't get a lot of reviews anyways….. :sniffles: Me sorry I am grateful to those who do review! Thank you for encouraging me not to stop. Later.